Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé)
2. Second Rhapsody, for piano & orchestra ('Rhapsody in Rivets')
3. Concerto in F, for piano & orchestra: I: Allegro
4. Concerto in F, for piano & orchestra: II: Adagio - Andante con moto
5. Concerto in F, for piano & orchestra: III: Allegro agitato
6. Variations on 'I Got Rhythm,' for piano & orchestra (or 2 Pianos)
7. Rialto Ripples, rag for piano

Disc 2:

1. An American in Paris, tone poem for orchestra
2. Cuban Overture
3. Lullaby, for string quartet
4. Shall We Dance?, film score: Walking the Dog
5. Mexican Dance, for orchestra
6. Catfish Row, symphonic suite (from Porgy and Bess, opera): No. 1, "Catfish Row"
7. Catfish Row, symphonic suite (from Porgy and Bess, opera): No. 2, "Porgy sings"
8. Catfish Row, symphonic suite (from Porgy and Bess, opera): No. 3, "Fuge"
9. Catfish Row, symphonic suite (from Porgy and Bess, opera): No. 4, "Hurricane"
10. Catfish Row, symphonic suite (from Porgy and Bess, opera): No. 5, "Good morning, brother"
11. O, Land of Mine, America, song

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #141622 in Music
• Released on: 1998-05-26
• Number of discs: 2
• Dimensions: .26 pounds

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Collection
Erich Kunzel conducts a wonderful recording of all the orchestral Gershwin one needs. There is a great performance of Rhapsody in Blue, and An American in Paris. They are conducted and played the way Gershwin would have liked. The three preludes are played fantastically, especially Walking the Dog played brilliantly by the clarinetist. I highly recommend this to any Gershwin fan who wants a complete and wonderful recording of this fine American music.

Fantastic Perfromances
This CD is absolutely top-notch. If you're a fan of Gershwin, you'd do yourself a grand favor by buying this collection. The technically immaculate yet stylish performance of Rhapsody in Blue, per William Tritt, is alone worth checking out the collection (it's my personal favorite rendition of the Rhapsody); even so, every other piece in the collection is of equal quality, and I can't recommend these CDs enough.

As for the volume levels, I've had no problems with the volume being unusually low, and I've played this collection on pretty much every piece of musical equipment I own (MP3 player, 3 computers, 2 portable CD players, Xbox 360, home theater system).

Gershwin Centenial Edition
Gershwin has been a long time favorite of mine. A recording like this only bolsters my admiration for this composers talet. His music hasn't become dated but only has gained in luster. Time has been kind to Gershwin. His music sounds better as years go by. I think he wears well and is a classic.